I’m pretty happy to be heading out in a few weeks to lead a few ALM Road Show Events
around the US. There’s actually several more that are going to be led by others
on the Imaginet ALM team (Dave
McKinstry & Anna
Russo) so find one that’s close to you and bring your questions! I’ll be
leading the ALM Road Show events in:

I’m pretty excited about being in Austin this week (one of my favorite
cities) and while I’m here, I’m going to be speaking at the Austin TFS User Group
this Thursday night. Here are some more details:

Don't miss this one-time event and deep dive on "Customizing the Build Process with
TFS 2010 Build and Workflow Foundation." In TFS 2010, the automated build infrastructure
has been revamped to use Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) instead of MSBuild. Ed will
present and answer questions on how to customize the default build process template
and how to leverage multiple aspects of the workflow implementation for TFS 2010 Build.

I’m pretty excited that a new virtual
machine is now available that has everything you need to start working with the
integration between Project Server 2010 and Team
Foundation Server 2010 SP1. A lot of work by a good group of people has
gone in to get this VM out and now it should be super easy to learn & play with
the integration. Not only is everything setup and configured already (which
is half the battle when trying out new things) but you also get:

Four hands on labs that walk through the main scenarios that are supported by the
integration.

One of them that is particular interesting is how to give visibility to the Project
Management Office (PMO) when you have development teams practicing one of the many
Agile methodologies. Those two concepts can come at odds with one another and
I think the integration plays nicely with that scenario if your company finds itself
in this position.

Tons of sample active directory users that are available in both Team Foundation Server
and the Project Server Enterprise Resource Pool that allow you to setup lots of different
scenarios.

Sample data, team projects, and enterprise project plans to get you started.

The Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration
Feature Pack further strengthens the Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management Solution
by bridging the gap between Project Portfolio Management and Application Development.
By bringing the best of these two worlds together, it creates a win-win situation
that enables developers and project managers to use the tools and processes of their
choice and collaborate at the granularity they desire. Bi-directional data synchronization
between Team Foundation Server and Project Server allows the PMO and Development teams
to share project information transparently and provide management with insight into
resource utilization, portfolio execution and alignment with strategic objectives.
This session provides an overview and demonstrates the Team Foundation Server and
Project Server Integration feature pack.

Product/Technology: Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team Foundation
Server

Key Learning: How to bridge the gap between agil/scrum and
waterfall teams by facilitating better coordination

Awesome! I found out over the weekend that the Developer
Smackdown podcast show where I was a guest has been posted online! Go check
it out. Clark Sell and Mark
Nichols are the co-hosts for the show and it was a fun chat about migrating to
Team Foundation Server from legacy systems.

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Awesome!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I found out over the weekend that the <a href="http://developersmackdown.com/" target="_blank">Developer
Smackdown</a> podcast show where I was a guest has been posted online!&nbsp; Go check
it out.&nbsp; <a href="http://csell.net" target="_blank">Clark Sell</a> and <a href="http://marknic.net" target="_blank">Mark
Nichols</a> are the co-hosts for the show and it was a fun chat about migrating to
Team Foundation Server from legacy systems.
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://developersmackdown.com/archives/SingleShow/32" target="_blank"><font size="6">Show:
TFS Migrations with Ed Blankenship</font></a>
</p>
<p>
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</p>
<p>
Here is the list of sites and\or resources mentioned in this show:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ff637362.aspx">Team Foundation Server</a>
<li>
<a href="http://www.timelymigration.com/">Timely Migration</a>
<li>
<a href="http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/c255a1e4-04ba-4f68-8f4e-cd473d6b971f">Team
Foundation Server Power Tools</a>
<li>
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb980963.aspx">Visual Studio Power
Tools</a>
<li>
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/powershell.aspx">Scripting
with Windows PowerShell</a>
<li>
<a href="http://csell.net/2006/06/01/MSBuildWhereDoesOneGetStarted.aspx">MSBuild</a>
<li>
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa663328.aspx">Windows Workflow</a>
<li>
<a href="http://tfsintegration.codeplex.com/">TFS Integration Platform</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
When doing a TFS Migration make sure you think about some of the following items:
<ul>
<li>
Are you a big TFS project or little TFS Project kind of guy?&nbsp; Think about your
organization and their reporting structures when considering "the size" of your TFS
projects.
<li>
Think about how you would report on things?&nbsp; What types of questions are you
trying to answer with your reports?
<li>
Did you know that Branch Visualization doesn't work across Team Projects ( at least
as of the time of writing this )
<li>
Treat the migration just like any other product development you would do.
<li>
1 GB of source typically takes 24 hours to migrate.&nbsp; That is execution time.&nbsp;
(Conservative Estimate)
<li>
How much history do you really need?&nbsp; Was it worth the cost to migrate?</li>
</ul>
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Once of the nice things about having moved to Charleston, SC is being relatively around
the corner from half of the Team
Foundation Server team in Raleigh, North Carolina. I
get plenty of opportunities to talk with the TFS product team in Redmond, WA but rarely
get the opportunity to talk with the side that’s in Raleigh. It’s good being close
now.

Yesterday, I had the privilege and honor of talking at the TFS Product
Team’s All Hands meeting at the Microsoft
Office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Each quarter, the entire team split between
Redmond, WA and Raleigh, NC get together to talk about different topics to review
the last quarter and looking forward to the future about work they want to do. It’s
very similar to some “All Hands” meetings that each of our companies put together.
They have had a tradition in the past to invite a customer in to talk about how they
have used TFS in their daily work and I imagine that gives the entire team some insight
into how people outside of Microsoft are actually using the products they spend every
day creating. I was invited to be that customer for this quarter.

They also really like for you to spend some time talking about what your feature requests
are for the product. I had the opportunity to discuss some of my personal areas that
I’d like to see some investment made. Normally when going to events like the Microsoft
MVP Summit or providing other private feedback, I take the approach of being objective
and provide feedback on behalf of the people I took to and the customers that I help.
I rarely bring up anything that I personally would like to see since some of the things
I want are things that most people would never even touch or appreciate. However,
this was my one time that I didn’t feel bad about being totally subjective and asking
for my personal feature desires :)

I also had some time to spend talking with the Build team and Version Control team
about problems areas that I think people will run into when TFS
2010 launches next month as well as discussing some of those things that some people
really hate about TFS version control. You know who you are on Twitter :) It was a
really great conversation about the problem scenarios really are that people face
before arriving to frustration with the product.

I’ve said this before but I really admire and appreciate the team for the amount of
effort they put into listening and acting on feedback. I promise and can tell you
that they’re listening. There are plenty of features and changes even coming out in
TFS 2010 that were things that I know that one of the MVPs, customers, or I had originally
suggested. That means they’re not only listening but they are doing something about
it.

Anyhow, it was a very productive day and really enjoyed the time. I’m so glad to be
an MVP that is tied to such a great product group.

Ed Blankenship

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Once of the nice things about having moved to Charleston, SC is being relatively around
the corner from half of the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/default.aspx" target="_blank">Team
Foundation Server</a> team in Raleigh, North Carolina.<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/About/CompanyInformation/usaoffices/southeast/raleigh.mspx" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Microsoft Corporation Office in Raleigh North Carolina TFS Product Team" border="0" alt="Microsoft Corporation Office in Raleigh North Carolina TFS Product Team" align="right" src="http://www.edsquared.com/content/binary/WindowsLiveWriter/SpeakingattheTFSProductTeamAllHandsMeeti_BA08/image_3.png" width="524" height="518"></a> I
get plenty of opportunities to talk with the TFS product team in Redmond, WA but rarely
get the opportunity to talk with the side that’s in Raleigh. It’s good being close
now.
</p>
<p>
Yesterday, I had the privilege and honor of talking at the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/default.aspx" target="_blank">TFS</a> Product
Team’s All Hands meeting at the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/About/CompanyInformation/usaoffices/southeast/raleigh.mspx" target="_blank">Microsoft
Office in Raleigh, North Carolina</a>. Each quarter, the entire team split between
Redmond, WA and Raleigh, NC get together to talk about different topics to review
the last quarter and looking forward to the future about work they want to do. It’s
very similar to some “All Hands” meetings that each of our companies put together.
They have had a tradition in the past to invite a customer in to talk about how they
have used TFS in their daily work and I imagine that gives the entire team some insight
into how people outside of Microsoft are actually using the products they spend every
day creating. I was invited to be that customer for this quarter.
</p>
<p>
They also really like for you to spend some time talking about what your feature requests
are for the product. I had the opportunity to discuss some of my personal areas that
I’d like to see some investment made. Normally when going to events like the <a href="http://www.edsquared.com/2010/02/24/Microsoft+MVP+Of+The+Year+For+VSTS+TFS.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft
MVP Summit</a> or providing other private feedback, I take the approach of being objective
and provide feedback on behalf of the people I took to and the customers that I help.
I rarely bring up anything that I personally would like to see since some of the things
I want are things that most people would never even touch or appreciate. However,
this was my one time that I didn’t feel bad about being totally subjective and asking
for my personal feature desires :)
</p>
<p>
I also had some time to spend talking with the Build team and Version Control team
about problems areas that I think people will run into when <a href="http://www.edsquared.com/2010/01/14/TFS+2010+And+Visual+Studio+2010+Launch+Date.aspx" target="_blank">TFS
2010 launches next month</a> as well as discussing some of those things that <em><strong>some</strong></em> people
really hate about TFS version control. You know who you are on Twitter :) It was a
really great conversation about the problem scenarios really are that people face
before arriving to frustration with the product.
</p>
<p>
I’ve said this before but I really admire and appreciate the team for the amount of
effort they put into listening and acting on feedback. I promise and can tell you
that they’re listening. There are plenty of features and changes even coming out in
TFS 2010 that were things that I know that one of the MVPs, customers, or I had originally
suggested. That means they’re not only listening but they are doing something about
it.
</p>
<p>
Anyhow, it was a very productive day and really enjoyed the time. I’m so glad to be
an MVP that is tied to such a great product group.
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
<strong>Ed Blankenship</strong>
</p>
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As promised, I have published the slides from my PowerPoint Deck for <a href="http://www.edsquared.com/2010/01/29/Speaking+At+Columbia+Code+Camp+About+Visual+Studio+Ultimate+And+TFS+2010.aspx" target="_blank">my
talk on Saturday at the Columbia Code Camp</a>.
</p>
<p>
</p>
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<p>
Thanks to everyone I bugged during the week before to grab a hold of these slides!
Contact me (using the contact form on the website) if you'd like to get a copy of
the PowerPoint deck.
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
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Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting in this month’s geekSpeak about
migrating from Visual SourceSafe to Team
Foundation Server 2010. I’m sure we’ll get through the VSS content pretty
quickly so with the time left we’ll talk about new branching & merging features,
branch visualization, and gated check-in.

In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Ed Blankenship discusses
migrating source code from Visual SourceSafe, including the history. There has not
been a better time to migrate to the newest Microsoft source control offering, Microsoft
Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server, because Microsoft Visual SourceSafe support
is ending soon and Team Foundation Server will be part of Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) subscriptions in 2010. Ed discusses specific version-control features to help
you become more productive like branching and merging visualization, annotate, shelving,
and gated check-in. This geekSpeak is hosted by Glen
Gordon and Brian Hitney.

Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting in this month’s geekSpeak about
migrating from Visual SourceSafe to Team
Foundation Server 2010. I’m sure we’ll get through the VSS content pretty
quickly so with the time left we’ll talk about new branching & merging features,
branch visualization, and gated check-in.

In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Ed Blankenship discusses
migrating source code from Visual SourceSafe, including the history. There has not
been a better time to migrate to the newest Microsoft source control offering, Microsoft
Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server, because Microsoft Visual SourceSafe support
is ending soon and Team Foundation Server will be part of Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) subscriptions in 2010. Ed discusses specific version-control features to help
you become more productive like branching and merging visualization, annotate, shelving,
and gated check-in. This geekSpeak is hosted by Glen
Gordon and Brian Hitney.

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Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:46:38 GMT<p>
Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting in this month’s <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/geekSpeak" target="_blank">geekSpeak</a> about
migrating from Visual SourceSafe to <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/default.aspx" target="_blank">Team
Foundation Server</a> 2010.&nbsp; I’m sure we’ll get through the VSS content pretty
quickly so with the time left we’ll talk about new branching &amp; merging features,
branch visualization, and gated check-in.
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Ed Blankenship discusses
migrating source code from Visual SourceSafe, including the history. There has not
been a better time to migrate to the newest Microsoft source control offering, Microsoft
Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server, because Microsoft Visual SourceSafe support
is ending soon and Team Foundation Server will be part of Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) subscriptions in 2010. Ed discusses specific version-control features to help
you become more productive like branching and merging visualization, annotate, shelving,
and gated check-in. This geekSpeak is hosted by <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/GlenGordon/">Glen
Gordon</a> and <a href="http://blog.structuretoobig.com/">Brian Hitney</a>.
</p>
</blockquote> <blockquote>
<p>
Registration for the event available here:&nbsp; <a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&amp;EventID=1032438525">http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&amp;EventID=1032438525</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
BTW – <strong><font color="#ff0000">The end-of-life support date for Visual SourceSafe
is mid-year 2011.</font></strong>&nbsp; Don’t get stuck on an unsupported product
:) especially one that’s holding your source code!
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
<strong>Ed Blankenship</strong>
</p>
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Just wanted to take a few seconds to post the slide deck I’m using for my Real World
TFS sessions. I’ll post a link to the recording of the MVP TV session earlier
today when it’s made available!

Targeted: This Product Group Interaction is open to all Developer MVPs in all
Technical Expertise and public audience.

So you’ve decided that Visual Studio Team System & Team Foundation Server is going
to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you do now?
Please join Ed Blankenship as he covers the 2.5 years of successful implementation
of VSTS and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world’s leading maker
of software development tools. The session intends to cover each phase of the
implementation of all affected areas for a smooth adoption: Version Control,
Builds, Work Item Tracking, global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated
testing, migration from legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS.
The goal will be to go through at a high-level of what it takes to make you successful
by learning from the challenges and obstacles overcome. We’ll also look in the
future with VSTS 2010 and see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption
of the new features in the upcoming 2010 release. The session is led by a Microsoft
MVP (Team System) & Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.

Prerequisites: A healthy attitude in learning from other peoples challenges
and a strong desire to make real change within your organization!

About Ed Blankenship: Ed is a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Application Developer,
and works as the Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's
leading presentation layer tools and components. His expertise consists of Microsoft
Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server. He is also a technical evangelist
for Rich Client applications (primarily Windows Forms & Windows Presentation Foundation.)
He has been a technical editor for several Silverlight books, an article author, and
has spoken at various user groups, events, and conferences.

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:30:09 GMT<p>
Also really excited about doing my first ever MVP TV set up by the <a href="http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft
MVP program</a>.&nbsp; Hope to see you there!&nbsp; We have an extra thirty minutes
at the end so be sure to bring your questions.<a href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/ed.blankenship" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.edsquared.com/MVP.png"></a>
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
<b>MVP TV: Real World TFS: Tips for a Successful Team System Implementation</b><b></b>
<p>
Wednesday, July 15<sup>th</sup>, 2009 | 9:00am – 10:30am (PDT, Redmond time) or 12:00pm
– 1:30pm (EDT, New York City time)
<p>
Targeted: This Product Group Interaction is open to&nbsp; all Developer MVPs in all
Technical Expertise and&nbsp; public audience.
<p>
So you’ve decided that Visual Studio Team System &amp; Team Foundation Server is going
to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you do now?&nbsp;
Please join Ed Blankenship as he covers the 2.5 years of successful implementation
of VSTS and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world’s leading maker
of software development tools.&nbsp; The session intends to cover each phase of the
implementation of all affected areas for a smooth adoption:&nbsp; Version Control,
Builds, Work Item Tracking, global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated
testing, migration from legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS.&nbsp;
The goal will be to go through at a high-level of what it takes to make you successful
by learning from the challenges and obstacles overcome.&nbsp; We’ll also look in the
future with VSTS 2010 and see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption
of the new features in the upcoming 2010 release.&nbsp; The session is led by a Microsoft
MVP (Team System) &amp; Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.
<p>
Prerequisites:&nbsp; A healthy attitude in learning from other peoples challenges
and a strong desire to make real change within your organization!
<p>
About Ed Blankenship: Ed is a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Application Developer,
and works as the Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's
leading presentation layer tools and components. His expertise consists of Microsoft
Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server. He is also a technical evangelist
for Rich Client applications (primarily Windows Forms &amp; Windows Presentation Foundation.)
He has been a technical editor for several Silverlight books, an article author, and
has spoken at various user groups, events, and conferences.
<p>
PJ Forgione has invited you to attend an online meeting using Live Meeting.<br>
<a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/join?id=NP5FQZ&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=A49410Y0D"><b>Join
the meeting.</b></a> (Link: <a href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/join?id=NP5FQZ&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=A49410Y0D">https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/join?id=NP5FQZ&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=A49410Y0D</a> )<br>
<b>Audio Information</b>
<br>
<b>Computer Audio</b>
<br>
To use computer audio, you need speakers and microphone, or a headset.<br>
<b>Telephone conferencing</b>
<br>
Use the information below to connect:<br>
Toll-free: +1 (866) 500-6738<br>
Toll: +1 (203) 480-8000<br>
Participant code: 5460396
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
<strong>Ed Blankenship</strong>
</p>
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While I’m up in New Jersey working at the Infragistics headquarters
office, I’m going to have the privilege of speaking at the New
York City VSTS User Group on July 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Come
see me if you’re in the area! Because of security concerns at the building,
you do need to register ahead of time if you’re planning to attend.

Real World TFS: Tips for a Successful Team System Implementation

Description:
So you've decided that Visual Studio Team System & Team Foundation Server is going
to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you do now?
Please join Ed Blankenship as he covers the 2.5 years of successful implementation
of VSTS and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world's leading maker
of software development tools. The session intends to cover each phase of the implementation
of all affected areas for a smooth adoption: Version Control, Builds, Work Item Tracking,
global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated testing, migration from
legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS. The goal will be to go
through at a high-level of what it takes to make you successful by learning from the
challenges and obstacles overcome. We'll also look in the future with VSTS 2010 and
see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption of the new features
in the upcoming 2010 release. The session is led by a Microsoft MVP (Team System)
& Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.

Presenter: Ed Blankenship

Bio:
Ed is a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Application Developer, and works as the
Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's leading presentation
layer tools and components. His expertise includes Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
and Team Foundation Server. He is also a technical evangelist for Rich Client applications
(primarily Windows Forms & Windows Presentation Foundation.) He has been a technical
editor for several Silverlight books, an article author, and has spoken at various
user groups, events, radio shows, and conferences.

Brought to you by Ed Blankenship and Ed Kisinger at EdSquared.com
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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:53:00 GMT<p>
While I’m up in New Jersey working at the <a href="http://www.infragistics.com/" target="_blank">Infragistics</a> headquarters
office, I’m going to have the privilege of speaking at the <a href="http://nyc-vsts-ug.com/" target="_blank">New
York City VSTS User Group</a> on July 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM.&nbsp; <a href="http://nyc-vsts-ug.com/Upcoming.aspx" target="_blank">Come
see me</a> if you’re in the area!&nbsp; Because of security concerns at the building,
you do need to register ahead of time if you’re planning to attend.
</p>
<p>
<img border="0" alt="VSTS User Group" src="http://nyc-vsts-ug.com/PageImages/manhatten3.jpg" width="640" height="99">
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
<b>Real World TFS: Tips for a Successful Team System Implementation </b>
<p>
<strong>Description</strong>:
<br>
So you've decided that Visual Studio Team System &amp; Team Foundation Server is going
to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you do now?
Please join Ed Blankenship as he covers the 2.5 years of successful implementation
of VSTS and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world's leading maker
of software development tools. The session intends to cover each phase of the implementation
of all affected areas for a smooth adoption: Version Control, Builds, Work Item Tracking,
global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated testing, migration from
legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS. The goal will be to go
through at a high-level of what it takes to make you successful by learning from the
challenges and obstacles overcome. We'll also look in the future with VSTS 2010 and
see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption of the new features
in the upcoming 2010 release. The session is led by a Microsoft MVP (Team System)
&amp; Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.
<p>
<strong>Presenter</strong>: Ed Blankenship
<p>
<strong>Bio</strong>:
<br>
Ed is a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Application Developer, and works as the
Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's leading presentation
layer tools and components. His expertise includes Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
and Team Foundation Server. He is also a technical evangelist for Rich Client applications
(primarily Windows Forms &amp; Windows Presentation Foundation.) He has been a technical
editor for several Silverlight books, an article author, and has spoken at various
user groups, events, radio shows, and conferences.
<p>
<strong>Date/Time</strong>:&nbsp; 07-28-2009 6:30 - 8:00 PM
<p>
<strong>Location</strong>: Microsoft Offices in NYC at 1290 Avenue of Americas, 6th
Floor
<p align="center">
<a title="Click here to Register" href="http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=139431">Click
here to Register</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
<strong>Ed Blankenship</strong>
</p>
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I’m up really early this morning. I’m about to head to the airport to spend
my Independence Day weekend in the Carolinas for some much needed beach vacation and
visit with friends. Thankfully, I didn’t miss Martin
Woodward letting me know that the latest Radio
TFS episode was made available just a few moments ago that includes my interview
about our use of TFS and Visual
Studio Team System at Infragistics.
It’s a longer episode than normal so it’s perfect if you’re going to be spending some
time at the beach like me and listen to a fun talk. We both really enjoyed chatting
for this episode so we hope you enjoy it as well!

In
this episode we sit down and chat with Ed Blankenship about the use of Team Foundation
Server at Infragistics. Ed has had some interesting challenges and experiences in
running their TFS instance. Additionally they have done some fairly advanced
integration work which we discuss in detail. This is a double-length show, so
hopefully plenty of stuff to enjoy if you are sunning yourself on a beach somewhere.

Ed is the Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's leading
presentation layer tools and components. He is also a Microsoft MVP in Visual
Studio Team System.

As the Release Engineering Manager, he leads the Release Engineering Department which
is responsible for automated builds, creating product installers, packaging source
code for customers, source configuration management/version control, metrics, release
management, work item tracking, licensing enforcement, and development of internal
productivity tools. The department also is responsible for TFS Operations &
Maintenance.

Ed has been a technical editor for the Wrox Silverlight 1.0, Silverlight 2 Developer's
Guide, and Silverlight 2 Bible books, author of numerous articles, and has spoken
at various user groups, events, and conferences.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions based on the Radio TFS chat.
I’m more than happy to get them answered for you!

Take care,

Ed B.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:56:42 GMT<p>
I’m up really early this morning.&nbsp; I’m about to head to the airport to spend
my Independence Day weekend in the Carolinas for some much needed beach vacation and
visit with friends.&nbsp; Thankfully, I didn’t miss <a href="http://www.woodwardweb.com/" target="_blank">Martin
Woodward</a> letting me know that the latest <a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/" target="_blank">Radio
TFS</a> episode was made available just a few moments ago that includes my interview
about our use of <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/default.aspx" target="_blank">TFS</a> and <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/default.aspx" target="_blank">Visual
Studio Team System</a> at <a href="http://www.infragistics.com/" target="_blank">Infragistics</a>.&nbsp;
It’s a longer episode than normal so it’s perfect if you’re going to be spending some
time at the beach like me and listen to a fun talk.&nbsp; We both really enjoyed chatting
for this episode so we hope you enjoy it as well!
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
<a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/2009/07/01/UsingTFSWithEdBlankenship.aspx"><strong>Using
TFS with Ed Blankenship</strong></a>
<p>
<img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.woodwardweb.com/WindowsLiveWriter/RadioTFSisbackwithVersionControl101_AC6C/radiotfs_b3cdbd08-04fe-42c7-8c80-77038b709db0.jpg">In
this episode we sit down and chat with Ed Blankenship about the use of Team Foundation
Server at Infragistics. Ed has had some interesting challenges and experiences in
running their TFS instance.&nbsp; Additionally they have done some fairly advanced
integration work which we discuss in detail.&nbsp; This is a double-length show, so
hopefully plenty of stuff to enjoy if you are sunning yourself on a beach somewhere.
</p>
<p>
Ed is the Release Engineering Manager at Infragistics, makers of the world's leading
presentation layer tools and components.&nbsp; He is also a Microsoft MVP in Visual
Studio Team System.
<p>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Play Now: <a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/ct.ashx?id=85daca24-9d26-417a-8f07-0dfdef7b2965&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.podtrac.com%2fpts%2fredirect.mp3%2flisten.radiotfs.com%2fradiotfs_023.mp3">Using
TFS with Ed Blankenship</a>
<p>
As the Release Engineering Manager, he leads the Release Engineering Department which
is responsible for automated builds, creating product installers, packaging source
code for customers, source configuration management/version control, metrics, release
management, work item tracking, licensing enforcement, and development of internal
productivity tools.&nbsp; The department also is responsible for TFS Operations &amp;
Maintenance.
<p>
Ed has been a technical editor for the Wrox Silverlight 1.0, Silverlight 2 Developer's
Guide, and Silverlight 2 Bible books, author of numerous articles, and has spoken
at various user groups, events, and conferences.
<p>
Links from the show:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/ct.ashx?id=85daca24-9d26-417a-8f07-0dfdef7b2965&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.edsquared.com%2f">Ed's
Blog</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/ct.ashx?id=85daca24-9d26-417a-8f07-0dfdef7b2965&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fmpt.codeplex.com%2f">Microsoft
Process Template</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/ct.ashx?id=85daca24-9d26-417a-8f07-0dfdef7b2965&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.woodwardweb.com%2fvsts%2fpolicy_override.html">Martin's
Blog Post on Check-in Policies</a>
</li>
<li>
How to <a href="http://www.radiotfs.com/ct.ashx?id=85daca24-9d26-417a-8f07-0dfdef7b2965&amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fblogs.msdn.com%2fjefflu%2farchive%2f2005%2f08%2f11%2f450342.aspx">turn
on Activity Logging with TFS 2005</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
As usual send any feedback to <a href="mailto:radiotfs@gmail.com">radiotfs@gmail.com</a>.
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions based on the Radio TFS chat.&nbsp;
I’m more than happy to get them answered for you!
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Take care,
</p>
<p>
<strong>Ed B.</strong>
</p>
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OK, you’ve decided that Visual Studio Team System & Team Foundation Server is
going to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you
do now? This session will cover the 2.5 year successful implementation of VSTS
and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world’s leading maker of software
development tools. The session intends to cover over each phase of the implementation
over all of the affected areas for a smooth adoption: Version Control, Builds,
Work Item Tracking, global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated
testing, migration from legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS.
The goal will be to go through at a high-level what it takes to make you successful
by learning from the challenges and obstacles overcome. We’ll also look to the
future with VSTS 2010 and see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption
of the new features in the upcoming 2010 release. The session is led by a Team
System MVP & Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.

Prerequisites: A healthy attitude from learning from other’s challenges and
a strong desire to make real change at your organization!

Take care,

Ed B.

Brought to you by Ed Blankenship and Ed Kisinger at EdSquared.com
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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:43:44 GMT<p>
Come join!&nbsp; Here’s the website and the details.
<p>
Website:&nbsp; <a title="http://www.tsug-ve.com/" href="http://www.tsug-ve.com/">http://www.tsug-ve.com/</a>
<p>
JUNE EMEA Meeting
<br>
Meeting Date: Thursday, June 18th, 2009<br>
Time: 10:00AM PDT/SLT (18:00 UTC)<br>
Location:&nbsp; Microsoft Island in Second Life
<p>
Real World TFS:&nbsp; Tips for a Successful Team System Implementation
<p>
OK, you’ve decided that Visual Studio Team System &amp; Team Foundation Server is
going to bring your organization added value (because it will :)) but what do you
do now?&nbsp; This session will cover the 2.5 year successful implementation of VSTS
and the experience of that journey at Infragistics, the world’s leading maker of software
development tools.&nbsp; The session intends to cover over each phase of the implementation
over all of the affected areas for a smooth adoption:&nbsp; Version Control, Builds,
Work Item Tracking, global deployment, moving multiple teams, training, automated
testing, migration from legacy systems, and integration with other systems and TFS.&nbsp;
The goal will be to go through at a high-level what it takes to make you successful
by learning from the challenges and obstacles overcome.&nbsp; We’ll also look to the
future with VSTS 2010 and see how strategic planning will help make a successful adoption
of the new features in the upcoming 2010 release.&nbsp; The session is led by a Team
System MVP &amp; Champ who has been in the trenches during the whole implementation.
<p>
Prerequisites:&nbsp; A healthy attitude from learning from other’s challenges and
a strong desire to make real change at your organization!
<p>
&nbsp;
<p>
Take care,
<p>
<strong>Ed B.</strong><img width="0" height="0" src="http://www.edsquared.com/aggbug.ashx?id=67f34927-b531-420e-95fb-498ed2e8c52d" />
<br />
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One of the things I really enjoy about the group was the open session time after the
scheduled talk to discuss problems people were facing with Team System and the group
attempts to come up with possible solutions. That’s really a great use of time
for a specialized user group like this one.

As a fun extra, thankfully the Demo Gods were okay with me and saved this Blue Screen
of Death (BSOD) until after I was finished using the VPC during my talk :) Everyone
insisted that I take a screenshot and share with the rest of the world so enjoy!

Ed B.

P.S. As a side note, the experience whenever your evaluation license runs out in Windows
Server 2008 has definitely improved. It no longer gives you a BSOD. I
was using TFS 2008 SP1 installed in a Windows Server 2003 VPC for my demos.

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Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:56:37 GMT<p>
I had a really good time last night speaking to the <a href="http://www.dallasvsts.com/" target="_blank">Dallas
VSTS User Group</a> about the <a href="http://mpt.codeplex.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft
Process Template</a>.&nbsp; If you want more information, I wrote a blog post shortly
after the <a href="http://www.edsquared.com/2009/02/27/Microsoft+Process+Template.aspx" target="_blank">public
release of the MPT</a>.&nbsp; I was really sick last month when I was supposed to
speak so I’m really glad I got the opportunity to make it up.
</p>
<p>
One of the things I really enjoy about the group was the open session time after the
scheduled talk to discuss problems people were facing with Team System and the group
attempts to come up with possible solutions.&nbsp; That’s really a great use of time
for a specialized user group like this one.
</p>
<p>
As a fun extra, thankfully the Demo Gods were okay with me and saved this Blue Screen
of Death (BSOD) until after I was finished using the VPC during my talk :)&nbsp; Everyone
insisted that I take a screenshot and share with the rest of the world so enjoy!
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.edsquared.com/content/binary/WindowsLiveWriter/MPTTalkatDallasVSTSUserGroup_D080/image_2.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://www.edsquared.com/content/binary/WindowsLiveWriter/MPTTalkatDallasVSTSUserGroup_D080/image_thumb.png" width="664" height="565"></a>
</p>
<p>
Ed B.
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
P.S. As a side note, the experience whenever your evaluation license runs out in Windows
Server 2008 has definitely improved.&nbsp; It no longer gives you a BSOD.&nbsp; I
was using TFS 2008 SP1 installed in a Windows Server 2003 VPC for my demos.
</p>
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I’ve been in the middle of a lot lately and completely forgot to mention Tulsa
TechFest 2008! This will be my third year speaking and interestingly I have
the only Team System talk this year. If you’re around the area be sure to come
by to learn more about automating your build & packaging process using Team System.
I’m going to do my Team Build talk that I did earlier this year at the Dallas VSTS
User Group but we won’t go into as much depth since we only have 1.5 hours.
Looks like another great year with almost. Infragistics has
been a proud & regular sponsor of this event and I’m honored to have been invited
again!

[Update]

Wanted to be sure I posted my slides and then also made the link to the awesome build
lifecycle poster done by our friends in South Africa. Thanks for keeping me
honest!

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<a href="http://techfests.com/Tulsa/2008/"><img alt="TulsaTechFest 2008" src="http://techfests.com/TechFestsLogos/TulsaTechFest_2008.jpg"></a>
</p>
<p>
I’ve been in the middle of a lot lately and completely forgot to mention <a href="http://techfests.com/Tulsa/2008/Tracks/WinDevTFS/default.aspx" target="_blank">Tulsa
TechFest 2008</a>!&nbsp; This will be my third year speaking and interestingly I have
the only Team System talk this year.&nbsp; If you’re around the area be sure to come
by to learn more about automating your build &amp; packaging process using Team System.&nbsp;
I’m going to do my Team Build talk that I did earlier this year at the Dallas VSTS
User Group but we won’t go into as much depth since we only have 1.5 hours.&nbsp;
Looks like another great year with almost.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.infragistics.com/" target="_blank">Infragistics</a> has
been a proud &amp; regular sponsor of this event and I’m honored to have been invited
again!
</p>
<p>
<em><strong>[Update]</strong></em>
</p>
<p>
Wanted to be sure I posted my slides and then also made the link to the awesome build
lifecycle poster done by our friends in South Africa.&nbsp; Thanks for keeping me
honest!
</p>
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<li>
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</iframe>
</li>
</ul>
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&nbsp;
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<p>
Ed B.
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I'll be speaking on July 1, 2008 at the Dallas
Visual Studio Team System User Group. Starts at 6 PM. This is going to be
a really exciting session for me personally and I love that we have a big block of
time to get into some really fun Team Build details. I think we are meeting
at the Notion Solutions office in Irving for the July meeting but I'll double-check
and update if there is a change.

Be sure to sign up on the user group website to
get updates and the RSVP link whenever it gets sent out.

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I'll be speaking on July 1, 2008 at the <a href="http://www.dallasvsts.com/" target="_blank">Dallas
Visual Studio Team System User Group</a>. Starts at 6 PM.&nbsp; This is going to be
a really exciting session for me personally and I love that we have a big block of
time to get into some really fun Team Build details.&nbsp; I think we are meeting
at the Notion Solutions office in Irving for the July meeting but I'll double-check
and update if there is a change.
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Here are a few topics that I'll make sure we talk about:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
New Features for Team Build 2008</li>
<li>
Fun Stuff around Builds at <a href="http://www.infragistics.com/" target="_blank">Infragistics</a>
</li>
<li>
Build Notification Power Tool</li>
<li>
Building Java applications using Team Build &amp; <a href="http://www.teamprise.com/products/build" target="_blank">TeamPrise</a> -
(This blows people's minds away)</li>
<li>
Building Installers using <a href="http://wix.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Wix</a>
</li>
<li>
New Changes in TFS 2008 Service Pack 1 for Team Build</li>
<li>
If time, Extensibility with the Team Build API</li>
</ul>
<p>
Be sure to sign up on the user group <a href="http://www.dallasvsts.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to
get updates and the RSVP link whenever it gets sent out.
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Ed B.
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I recently gave a presentation @ Microsoft on Visual Studio 2008 Team System to
a crowd of about 40. The presentation was an all day event where we discussed existing
and new features to Team System 2008.

Session Details

Date: 10/9/2007

Time: 9:00am – 10:15am

Title: Meeting in the Middle - Designer/Developer Interaction in WPF

Abstract:

In this session, Ed and Grant will highlight many of the lessons they learned when
developing the enterprise-level WPF reference application, Tangerine. Tangerine is
an asset browser built using the data provider model to browse the Amazon online catalog.
Additionally, they will discuss the Software Release Status application currently
under development. This project management tool uses the power of WPF to visually
represent the status of your software projects using data from your Team Foundation
Server. You'll get an inside look at the interaction between development and design,
and gain insight into practical solutions for common problems.

Brad Abrams, Group Product
Manager for the Microsoft .NET Framework, will be the keynote speaker and will
be talking about the Rising Tide of User Experience. Pretty awesome! You
know we like UX!

Want to Save Some Money on Registration?

Well, just because I want to make sure everyone is coming... If you use the following
RSVP code, RM07EXTB,
it will save you $100 of your registration.

August 2nd, 2007

Windows Presentation Foundation, Infragistics

Humanizing Software: Creating Better User Experiences with WPF Ed and Ambrose will
discuss the concepts and disciplines involved in the field of user experience and
show how WPF can be used to empower developers to create better user experiences through
some of its built-in features.

Ed B.

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Come check us out if you'll be in the area!&nbsp; <a href="http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/ambrose_little/default.aspx" target=_blank>Ambrose
Little</a> and I will be giving our WPF and UX talk on Thursday, August 2 at the <a href="http://njmsdev.org/" target=_blank>New
Jersey Microsoft Developer's Group</a> in Iselin, NJ.&nbsp; We've got some exciting
new stuff if you've already heard this talk from us!
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<h3>August 2nd, 2007
</h3>
<h4>Windows Presentation Foundation, Infragistics
</h4>
<p>
Humanizing Software: Creating Better User Experiences with WPF Ed and Ambrose will
discuss the concepts and disciplines involved in the field of user experience and
show how WPF can be used to empower developers to create better user experiences through
some of its built-in features.
</p>
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Ed B.
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Saturday, May 19th I'll be speaking in the Poconos in Pennsylvania at TECH
Bash 2007. If you'll be in the area, make sure you attend!

Session Description: End Users today expect great and exciting
experiences in their software that allow desirability, findability, and a high value
of information presented. We will discuss Microsoft’s latest technology to enable
developers to create great User Experiences by using Windows Presentation Foundation
(WPF.) We will also briefly cover User Experience (UX) and related topics.

Location:

Luzerne County Community College
1333 South Prospect Street
Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899
800.377.LCCC

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Saturday, May 19th I'll be speaking in the Poconos in Pennsylvania at <a href="http://techbash.com/" target="_blank">TECH
Bash 2007</a>.&nbsp; If you'll be in the area, make sure you attend!
</p>
<p>
<strong>Session Topic:</strong>&nbsp; Humanizing Software:&nbsp; Creating Better User
Experience with WPF
</p>
<p>
<strong>Session Description:</strong>&nbsp; End Users today expect great and exciting
experiences in their software that allow desirability, findability, and a high value
of information presented. We will discuss Microsoft’s latest technology to enable
developers to create great User Experiences by using Windows Presentation Foundation
(WPF.) We will also briefly cover User Experience (UX) and related topics.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Luzerne County Community College<br>
1333 South Prospect Street<br>
Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899<br>
800.377.LCCC
<p>
&nbsp;
</p>
<p>
Ed B.
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